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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing ramp improvement work at the I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) Monaca/Shippingport Route 18 interchange in Potter Township, Beaver County will continue Wednesday, May 10 weather permitting.

Beginning at 5 a.m. Wednesday, the ramp from eastbound I-376 to Route 18 at the I-376 Monaca/Shippingport (Exit 39) interchange will close to traffic continuously through the evening of Saturday, May 20 for improvement work.

Ramp traffic will be detoured to allow crews from Lindy Paving to conduct milling and paving operations, inlet adjustments, signage improvements, and pavement marking installation.

Posted Detour

Eastbound I-376 to Route 18

• Continue eastbound on I-376 past the closed ramp

• From eastbound I-376, take the Center (Exit 42) off-ramp

• Turn left onto Pleasant Drive

• Take the ramp for West I-376 toward New Castle/Beaver

• Follow westbound I-376 back to the Monaca/Shippingport interchange

• Take the ramp Route 18 Monaca/Shipportport (Exit 39) off-ramp

• End detour

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Eric Yauger at 724-336-1400.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Contact: Steve Cowan, stcowan@pa.gov

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